Improvement in breech-loading fire-arms



J. McGOVERN.

Breech-Loading Fire-Arm.

Patented April 13, 1869.-

tent fitflta JOHN MoGOVEREN, OF NEW YORK, Y,

' Letters Pat'ent No. 88,890, dated A ril 13,1869.

ruinous/misam BEECH-LOADING- The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the lune.

To an whom it may concern Be it known that I, Jo n: MoGovERnN, of New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement, in Breech-Loading Pistols; and I do hereby declare.

that the 'following'is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in breec h' i 7 other pistols.

f My improvement consists in providing a lip 'or projectionon the saidlng, and arranging a spring, 0, in

arecess in the stock under the barrel, so as to bear with its free end on the said lip B, while its other end is secured to the stock at the rear end of the recess by a rivet, or screw, D.

This arrangement affords a very simple and cheap construction, the operation 'of which will be readily understood without further description.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination, with the barrel and the stock, of the spring 0, when arranged to act upon the lip B of scribed.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 19th day of September, 1868 v J OHIT MOGOVEREN. Witnesses:

FRANK BLooKLEY, ALEX. FQROBERTS.

the lug A, all substantially as and for the purpose de- 

